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　　Every time I passed boys who were playing basketball，I stopped to silently watch them .I really envied them. But as a girl，1 once thought that I could(1) __C____ play basketball.

　　I like playing basketball though I’m not good at it I’ve had a basketball(2) ___D___ 1 was a child. At first，I could play freely because no one(3) ___B___ when I was just a kid . But as I grew up it seemed harder and harder for me to enjoy basketball.

　　At school it was always the boys who played basketball during PE classes.The girls were(4) ___A___ allowed to play volleyball or badminton.

　　My parents did not(5) ___C___ me play basketball at home“Basketball is not fit for girls,”they said.(6) ___D___when I went to play with my friends, boys stared at me on the court as if I were an alien.

　　I was feeling(7) ___B___ and had lost hope of playing basketball. Unexpectedly，something changed the first day of high school. I made some friends who also enjoyed playing basketball.They encouraged me to get back on the court.

　　One of them told me with a smile，“Go your own(8) ___B___ ，let others talk.” This girl would always play basketball with me. Even the boy who sat next to me in class talked about(9) __A____ with me almost every day.I was inspired by them. Confidence and passion returned to my heart.I’m ready to stand up and play. I will play as well as I can，(10) __C____ for me，even the sky is boundless.

　　Basketball has become an important part of my(11) ___B___.I am interested in it.I watch matches and enjoy playing it almost ever day.Through basketball，not only do I feel happy and confident，but also(12) ___C___ a lot .

　　I’ve heard the NBA star Tracy McGrady say,“Nothing is impossible.”It is from an advertisement on TV.I have (13) __A____ to realize that life is just like playing basketball . You should have an(14) ___B___ . After that，just be confident and insist going . Never give up and you’ll make it sooner or later.

　　I love the motto of the NBA.It can(15) ___B___ my strong feeling for basketball，“I love this game!”

　　1. A.ever B.often C.never D.always

　　2. A .when B.before C.after D.since

　　3. A .struggled B.cared C.enjoyed D.joined

　　4. A .only B.almost C.hardly D.not

　　5. A.encourage B .agree C.1et D.permit

　　6. A Still B.Yet C Just D.Even

　　7. A.up B.down C.excited D.satisfied

　　8. A effort B.way C.business D.direction

　　9. A.basketball B.sports C.interests D.dreams

　　10 . A.but B though C.and D.however

　　11 . A wish B life C.work D.study

　　12 . A experience B grow C.1earn D.play

　　13 . A.come B.turned C.refused D happened

　　14. A.idea B aim C opinion D.effort

　　15 . A.inform B express C ignore D.connect